TSignalCoreAudioIn Class

type TSignalCoreAudioIn = class(TSignalCoreAudio);

Audio recording component based on WASAPI drivers.

Component supports CoreAudio audio drivers for recording. Input channel data can be accessed via default SignalCoreAudio[i] property as TSignal type. Each time <see cref="OnInputBufferReady"/> event is triggered, these Items contain fresh new data from the recording. Before recording can start: Specify <See cref="SamplingFrequencyHW"/>, which must be supported by the hardware. Specify <See cref="SamplingFrequency"/>, If not equal to SamplingFrequencyHW, the component will perform rate conversion using parameters specified by TransBW and Ripple properties. The signal comming from the component will always have SamplingFrequency rate. The rate conversion quality is top of the crop, but depends upon TransBW and Ripple parameters which make it possible to find a compromise between CPU usage and audio quality. Specify <See cref="ChannelCount"/> Specify <see cref="Precision"/> which defines 16bit, 24bit, double precision format, or other of the data to be converted to. All recorded data will be scaled in to this format. Define <see cref="PrecisionHw"/> properties. This is the precision of the audio engine. Choose values supported by the audio drivers and hardware. Precision and PrecisionHW are used together to determine the correct scaling. <see cref="InputDataLength"/> propery should be adjusted. This defines how large chunks of data will be comming from the component. Recommended size is 1024, but this value depends also on any further processing. Assign OnInputBufferReady. If this event is not assigned, the recording will not buffer data. When this event triggers the InpuDataLength amount of samples is ready for further processing within SignalCoreAudioIn[i] default array property. Exclusive can be set to true or false. When access to the device is exclusive, the latency can be less, audio quality higher, but audio device cannot be shared with other applications. Once a new buffer is ready, the driver will call <see cref="OnProcessRealTime"/> event. This event is executed within the drivers thread and should not interact directly with the user interface. <p> Real time data can be obtained by calling <see cref="MonitorInput"/> methods from a (user defined) TTimer. The maximum size of the data fetched depends upon <see cref="ExtendedBufferTime"/> property, which protects the recording and playback from skipping and missing samples. Typically 0.5s of data is buffered. Further information about the playback and recording can be fetched by calling: <see cref="ElapsedSamples"/>, <see cref="ElapsedTime"/>, <see cref="GetDriverLatency"/>, <see cref="ActualLatency"/>, <see cref="ProcessingTime"/>, <see cref="BufferStats"/>. The size of the buffers can be specified with <see cref="DesiredLatency"/> property in ms.

Properties

NameTypeDescription
ActiveBooleanSet active to false to suppress the propagation of the Pull request and the subsequent call to the Update method.
BlockAssignBooleanBlock streaming of specific properties when storing only a "template".
ComplexBooleanSet this property to true, to request computation using complex numbers.
ContinuousBooleanIf True, the component will pass on the udpate request to the connected component.
CountIntegerDefines the size of the list.
DeviceIndexintegerReturns the index of the currently open CoreAudio driver in the list of available drivers.
DisabledOrDisconnectedbooleanReturns true, if the hardware appears disabled or disconnected.
EditIndexIntegerSpecifies index of the item in the list for which to display the design-time editor.
EditorActiveBooleanReturns True, if the component editor is displayed.
FirstTMtxComponentReturns the pointer to Items[0].
FloatPrecisionTMtxFloatPrecisionSet this property to request computation in 32bit/64bit precision with real/complex numbers.
FloatPrecisionLockBooleanSet this property to true to lock changes to FloatPrecision property.
IsDoubleBooleanSet this property to false, to request computation in 32bit floating point precision, 64bit, if true.
ItemTSignalAccess TSignal objects by Index.
ItemsTSignalChannelDefault array property allows access to individual list items.
ItemsCollectionTMtxComponentCollectionContent serialization and designer editor support.
LastTMtxComponentReturns Items[Count - 1].
OnAfterUpdateTNotifyEventThe event is triggered after the call to the Update method.
OnBeforeUpdateTNotifyEventThe event is triggered just before the call to the Update method.
OnDisplayUpdateTNotifyEventThe event is triggered after the OnAfterUpdate event.
OnItemAddTMtxComponentAddEventEvent triggered after a new item has been added.
OnItemDeleteTMtxComponentDeleteEventEvent triggered before the Item will be deleted.
OnNotifyUpdateTNotifyEventThe event is called after a call to InternalUpdate, OnAfterUpdate and OnDisplayUpdate from within the Update method.
OnParameterUpdateTNotifyEventThe event is triggered when ParamUpdate method is called.
PausedbooleanSet this property to True, to pause the playback and/or recording.
ProcessingTimedoubleReturns processing time of the real-time loop in miliseconds.
PropagateTemplateBooleanDefines how TMtxComponentList.Propagate will proparage properties.
ReferenceTReferenceListStores a list of components that have to be notified, when this component is destroyed.
SuspendNotifyUpdateBooleanSet this property to True, to prevent calling OnNotifyUpdate from the Update Method.
VolumesingleSet this property to to change the playback/recording volume.

Methods

NameDescription
ActualLatencyReturns actual buffer latency in miliseconds.
AllowStreamingReturns the negatated value of BlockAssign.
AssignAssign values of all published properties from Source.
AssignTemplateAssign values of "template-like" published properties from Source.
BufferStatsSee abstract method TSignalCoreAudio.BufferStats for more info.
ClearDeletes all items from the list.
Create
DeleteDeletes the item from the list.
Destroy
EditorClassTo be overriden in descendanr classses.
ElapsedSamplesReturns total number of samples elapsed since start.
ElapsedTimeReturns time elapsed since start in seconds.
ExchangeSwaps the position of two items in the Items array.
ExtractExtracts the item from the list.
GetDeviceListReturns a list of CoreAudio devices.
GetDriverLatencyReturns latency in miliseconds as reported by the driver.
GetSupportedPrecisionHWsReturns list of supported PrecisionHW values.
GetSupportedSamplingFrequenciesReturns list of supported sampling frequencies for the currently selected PrecisionHW.
InputBufferSkippedReturns number of input buffers skipped due to CPU overload.
InsertInserts an item at position Index
IsFormatSupportedReturns true if current setting of SamplingFrequency, ChannelCount and PrecisionHW properties is valid for the selected device.
LoadFromStreamLoad the component from Src stream.
LoadTemplateFromFileLoad a template from file.
LoadTemplateFromStreamLoad a template from stream.
MatchInputsMatch the connections of Inputs with the component.
MonitorInputReturns most current, just recorded data.
MonitorInputBufferThread safe method to obtain CoreAudio buffer for monitoring.
MoveChanges the position of an item in the Items array.
Propagate (2)Propagates the settings of the component at SrcIndex to all other components.
PullDistribute Pull request to all objects in the list.
PullUntilEndCalls Pull until pipeEnd is returned.
RateConverterFilterDelayReturns rate conversion filter delay in number of samples.
RefreshDevices
RemoveDeletes the first reference to the Item parameter from the Items array.
RenumerateAssign consecutive numbers to individual items.
ResetReset is called after loading the data from stream or file.
RotateRotate the list up or down.
SaveTemplateToFileSave template to file.
SaveTemplateToStreamSave template to stream.
SaveToStreamSave the component to Dst stream.
StartStart the recording or playback.
StopStop the recording or playback.
StopGracefullyStop the recording or playback.
UpdateDistribute Update request to all objects in the list.
UpdateNotifyCall this method only, if SuspendNotifyUpdate is True.